What determines scholarship amounts?

cowmaster23
Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:43:44 +0000

just received scholarship information from UMD and got the dean’s scholarship for $4500 a year for 2 years. i was offered admission into UMD’s scholars program and my friend (we’re both in-state) who was only offered regular admission was offered the presidential scholarship for $20,000 over 4 years.

according to the site the dean’s scholarship is offered to only 400 students each year. if the scholarship is said to be more selective then why does the presidential scholarship offer more?

i was also told that the merit amount if highly dependent on test scores yet this can’t be true considering I have a 1560/1600…